Memphis

Backlog Snapshot

Untested Kits:

12,374*

Testing:

In Progress

During the summer of 2013, the City of Memphis announced that it had a backlog of 12,164 untested rape kits. That fall, former Mayor AC Wharton issued an executive order instructing the police to develop a plan for clearing the backlog as quickly as possible and to provide monthly progress reports. The City is working to pull together resources and estimates it will cost approximately $6.5 million to clear the backlog entirely through testing at a private lab. In September 2014, the Memphis Police Department (MPD) found an additional 200 untested kits dating back to 1976.